Given name

Nimród

“to rebel”

Nimród is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Hungarian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nimród is a romanization of נמרוד. נמרוד goes back to a word meaning “to rebel.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Nimród comes from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew נִמְרוֹד (Nimród).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

NimródNimrodנמרוד

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Spellings & scripts 2

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People named Nimród

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Similar names

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Hebrew · Biblical

Ishhod

“man of majesty”

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>99% boys

Hebrew

Nibhaz

“Lord of darkness”

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Hebrew · Biblical

Nacon

“smitten” · “stricken”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Nodab

“nobility” · “generosity”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Nátan

“gave”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Natán

“to give”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Noak

Noak is a surname. It is used in English and Swedish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Nohah

“rest”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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